Peter
A couple of tips from the school of hard knocks. Do not doubt the power of Filemaker 8 but do not underestimate the learning curve and the changes in mindset it requires in many areas. Be diligent in investigating the known problem areas as detailed in the Technical articles. Invest in a copy of Meta Data Magic and use it to clean up the existing file references and flagged problem areas before you do the initial conversion from 6 It will save more than it costs. Imbed in your conscience the term "Commit Record", understand what it means use it liberally in your scripts. Come to terms with Variables and Passing script parameters - they will change the way you work with Filemaker. Enjoy the experience Best Wishes Jim Brear COAMAS Services PO Box 1542 Armidale NSW 2350 Mobile Phone: 0429 428 700 Home Office Phone: (02) 6772 3933 Fax: (02) 6771 3666 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] COAMAS - Community Options, Advocacy, Management and Accounting Software services. _____ From: FileMaker Pro Discussions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter Buchanan Sent: Thursday, 25 January 2007 12:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: converting to 8.0 from 6.0 Hi forum, I am running a networked filemaker solution (about 100 files, 50 users) , on server 5.5 and fm 6.0 for users (all on windows XP) I have purchased server 8 and fm pro 8, and would like to now convert all the files. Before I proceed, I would appreciate any advice, ideas, or input from the forum, and perhaps some pointers to must-read documents. I have a general idea of first doing a trial conversion, and picking up the types of problems, before doing a live conversion. Thanks Peter
